Hans Adolph Brorson

He belonged to a clerical family: his father Broder Brodersen was a parish priest in Randerup, both of this brothers were vicars.

His outward social success as a clerical administrator was contrasted by private sorrows (an insane son, the early death of his first wife) but he resigned himself to his fate.

Some of these problems are probably reflected in a second book of hymns, Svanesang ("Swan Song"), that was published posthumously in 1765.

The Christmas hymn Den yndigste rose er funden (1732) is included in the Danish Culture Canon.

Brorson's lyrics formed the basis of the first two of Edvard Grieg's Fire Salmer, 'Guds søn har gjort mig fri' ('God's son has set me free') and 'Hvad est du dog skjøn' ('O but you are beautiful').